Poll Watch: PPP (D) 2012 Maine Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) 2012 Maine GOP Primary Survey

• Newt Gingrich 19% (14%)
• Mike Huckabee 19% (16%)
• Sarah Palin 17% (23%)
• Mitt Romney 15% (18%)
• Ron Paul 8%
• Mitch Daniels 4% (1%)
• Tim Pawlenty 3% (3%)
• Haley Barbour 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 13% (23%)

Among Men

• Newt Gingrich 19% (19%)
• Mike Huckabee 19% (13%)
• Sarah Palin 16% (23%)
• Mitt Romney 13% (17%)
• Ron Paul 11%
• Mitch Daniels 7% (2%)
• Tim Pawlenty 5% (4%)
• Haley Barbour 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 7% (20%)

Among Women

• Newt Gingrich 18% (8%)
• Mitt Romney 18% (19%)
• Sarah Palin 18% (23%)
• Mike Huckabee 18% (18%)
• Ron Paul 5%
• Mitch Daniels 2% (1%)
• Tim Pawlenty 2% (3%)
• Haley Barbour 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 17% (27%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Huckabee 56% / 22% {+34%}
• Newt Gingrich 54% / 24% {+30%}
• Sarah Palin 59% / 33% {+26%}
• Mitt Romney 47% / 31% {+16%}

Among Men

• Newt Gingrich 59% / 25% {+34%}
• Mike Huckabee 58% / 25% {+33%}
• Sarah Palin 63% / 32% {+31%}
• Mitt Romney 46% / 40% {+6%}

Among Women

• Mike Huckabee 54% / 19% {+35%}
• Newt Gingrich 50% / 23% {+27%}
• Mitt Romney 48% / 23% {+25%}
• Sarah Palin 56% / 34% {+22%}

Survey of 434 usual Maine Republican primary voters was conducted March 3-6, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.7 percentage points.  Political ideology: 38% Very conservative; 38% Somewhat conservative; 19% Moderate; 4% Somewhat liberal; 1% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-28, 2010 are in parentheses.